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Murray and Collins Plan to Begin Bipartisan Senate Appropriations Markups in June
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
On May 17, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, announced their plans to hold markups of bipartisan funding bills in June.
Senator Collins Calls for Proportional Fielding of New Aircraft to National Guard and Reserves
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
At a hearing to review the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the National Guard and Reserve Components, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, engaged with Chief of the Air Force Reserve Lieutenant General John Healy on the importance of fielding new modernized aircraft, to include tankers and fighters, in a manner that is concurrent and proportional to the Guard and Reserve’s operational contribution to the Department of Defense.
Senator Collins Stresses Need to Arm Taiwan for Self-Defense, Replenish U.S. Military Stockpiles to Deter China
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
At a full Appropriations Committee hearing to review the President’s fiscal year 2024 budget request related to U.S.-China policy, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Committee, questioned Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on U.S. military stockpiles affected by obligations of legislation to provide Taiwan with means to defend itself
Senator Collins’ Statement on Nomination of CQ Brown to Serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, released this statement following the announcement that United States Air Force General Charles Q. "CQ" Brown has been nominated by President Biden as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:
Senator Collins Questions National Guard Chief on Classified Information Leak by Massachusetts Airman
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
At a hearing to review the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the National Guard and Reserve, U.S. Senator Susan Collis, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Chief of the National Guard Bureau General Daniel Hokanson on the recent accusation against a member of the Massachusetts’ Air National Guard for leaking classified documents in an online chat group.
Hearing Wrap Up: Asset Managers Prioritize Damaging ESG Measures, Risking Americans’ Hard-Earned Money & Energy Security
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a joint hearing titled “ESG Part II: The Cascading Impacts of ESG Compliance” to examine how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives impact businesses, consumers, and retirees.
ICYMI: Former AG Barr Refutes Democrats’ Lies That Biden Bribery Investigation Was Closed
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
“It’s not true. It wasn’t closed down.”
Wenstrup Requests Unredacted COVID-19 Origins Documents from HHS
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is requesting two, unredacted documents from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to further assist in the Select Subcommittee’s investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and the Communist Party of China’s cover up.
Comer Statement on FBI’s Refusal to Comply with Congressional Subpoena
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
Oversight Committee will now take steps to hold FBI Director Wray in contempt of Congress
Committee Advances Legislative Solutions for Tribal Lands, Health Care, Memorials and Hunting Rights
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 8, 2023
On June 7, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a legislative hearing on six bills focused on various solutions related to Indian Country health care, land ownership and hunting and fishing rights.
Committee Announces Bipartisan Task Force Combatting Chinese Government's Influence in the Indo-Pacific
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 8, 2023
On June 7, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) announced the formation of a bipartisan task force that will conduct oversight on issues facing the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States (FAS) in the Indo-Pacific region.
Wenstrup: The Biden Administration Tried to Hide CDC Director Walensky’s Testimony from the American People
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 8, 2023
elect Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing titled “Oversight of CDC Policies and Decisions During the COVID-19 Pandemic” by noting that America’s public health authorities — including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — caused significant damage during the pandemic with unscientific policies and confusing guidance
Manchin Announces $1M from Program Established by Great American Outdoors Act for Deferred Maintenance Projects at Monongahela National Forest
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 8, 2023
On June 8, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service is investing $1,092,000 from the National Parks and Public Legacy Restoration Fund (NPPLRF) to address three deferred maintenance projects in West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest.
Barrasso: Workforce and Forest Management are Key Wildfire Priorities
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 8, 2023
On June 8, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered remarks at a hearing to examine the federal response to escalating wildfires and to evaluate reforms to land management and wildland firefighter recruitment and retention.
Sessions & Grothman Press DHS on Diverting Personnel to Manage the Biden Border Crisis
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 8, 2023
DHS diverting employees from Federal Air Marshal Service, U.S. Secret Service, and USCIS to the southwest border
Committee Investigates Cybersecurity Threats and Vulnerabilities at DOI
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
On June 7, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to examine the ongoing cybersecurity threats facing the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the nexus to state-sponsored cyber actors, like the People's Republic of China. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) released the following statement in response:
Manchin: Record Onshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale Prompted by Inflation Reduction Act
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
On June 6, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following last month’s onshore oil and gas lease sale held by the U.S. Department of the Interior that brought in $78,844,369 on 37 parcels — the highest earning onshore lease sale since 2019.
ICYMI — Manchin: This EPA Won’t Let Electric Reliability Inconvenience Their Anti-Fossil Agenda.
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the reliability and resiliency of electric services in the United States in light of recent assessments and alerts.
Comer Releases Resolution Holding FBI Director Wray in Contempt of Congress
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability today released its resolution and accompanying report recommending that the House of Representatives find FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress for his refusal to comply with a subpoena lawfully issued by the Committee.
Wenstrup to Hold Hearing on COVID-19 Policy Decisions with CDC Director Rochelle Walensky
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled “Oversight of CDC Policies and Decisions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.